In which I showcase and scream about my art. I've been the art kid since I could hold hold a pencil, so be prepared for lots of ramblings and the occasional journal entry/essay thing that doesn't even include a picture about my artistic journey thus...
My best friend recorded all the coolest Olympic events for me, and when I went over to her house we would watch them. We had favorites, and cheered for teams, and most of all, the Hetalia fandom had a blast.
I drewseveral pictures to celebrate the event, and one of my pieces randomly BLEW UP on tumblr. I drew a cute, simple comic and returned to about 3,000 notifications, and they just kept climbing. It was my first experience with finding huge success within a fandom— people on deviantart, before I got premium and changed my username, actually stopped by the picture posted there to inform me that it was on tumblr and "going around like wildfire" just in case I hadn't given permission to post it!
My favorite parts of the Olympics are generally the opening and closing ceremonies and the walk of nations, and this year was no exception. I did a bunch of art based solely on that.
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
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Something about Swissy's anatomy and Liech's face bug me, but I generally like the colors and cute turnout.
Belarus and Ukraine
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I generally like this one, but god, if I ever have to draw a jacket like Ukraine's again, I will die. I had to do Ukraine because my best friend's sister is adopted from there. She didn't really approve of their outfits, though.
France
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This is also the header image, of course, as I only have so many pictures to use for that. I wanted to draw him because I thought the French outfits were fashionable, and then learned from actual French people that they generally saw them as too "schoolboy-ish". Oh, those French.
Germany's Dilemma
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And this, my friends, was my random knockout success comic. For those who remember, there was a lot of confusion and controversy around Germany's outfits, as some thought they were meant to be a subtle criticism of Putin's anti-LGBT policies. This idea was later dispelled, but the shade that was being thrown around for a while was pretty funny. I also thought the outfit was hilariously 'cute' and not suited to Germany the person very much. Thus this comic was born: everyone either thought Germany looked adorable and bugged him about or accused him of trying to be snarky when he wasn't. Annoying thing: the description of this comic on deviantart explains that I know the jackets were NOT meant to represent LGBT people, but half of the comments have still felt the need to inform me of this.
Unfinished: Opening Ceremony Russia
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I was going to do a cute elaborate picture of Russia participating in the opening ceremony performance, but when my app crashed and ate most of my progress, I lost my motivation to continue. It's a shame, because you can see from what I have that it would have been detailed and adorable.
Do you remember the Sochi Olympics? Whose outfit was your favorite?
